[thread] British Columbia political sewer 🪠

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Climate Denier John Rustad Now Major Player in British Columbia 2024-Oct Election
https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/05/climate-denier-john-rustad-is-now-a-major-player-in-bcs-october-election

* BC United (Liberals) party imploded
* leader of Conservative Party of BC John Rustad no longer fringe player
* fast-approaching provincial election
* Rustad’s fringe ideas, shared on Jordan Peterson’s podcast, condemned by Indigenous grps
* expressed incredulity that people worry about carbon emissions

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #ClimateDenial #FarRight #disinformation

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Russian Disinformation/Right-Wing Influencers
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113108176086366850

BC Conservative exec Angelo Isidorou; Lauren Southern
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113108176086366850

Lauren Southern
* Cdn alt-right political activist/propagandist/commentator/transphobe/wh. nationalist
* Great Replacement/white genocide conspiracy theories

Angelo Isidorou
* billionaire-backed Vancouver is Dying homelessness/addiction-demonizing copaganda film

#LaurenSouthern #AngeloIsidorou #FarRight #antiLGBT #JohnRustad #BCconservatives

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson & Project 2025
Canadian influencer, U.S. religious right allies want people to see climate action as pseudo-religion
https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/09/inside-the-anti-climate-culture-war-led-by-jordan-peterson-and-project-2025

Comment: so many intersections that combinatorially appear, du jour:

#conservatism #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #JoeRogan #Poilievre #populism #ConspiracyTheories #ClimateChangeDenial #disinformation #libertariaianism #FarRight #ChristianRight #antiLGBT #transphobia #Project2025 #theocracy

[persagen@mastodon.social]

BC United leaks extremism file on B.C. Conservative director Angelo Isidorou
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-united-sources-leak-extremism-file-on-b-c-conservative-director-1.7031235

Comment: Isidorou was the producer of the Chip Wilson (billionaire: Pacific Prosperity Network; Take Back Alberta far-right political funder)-backed "Vancouver is Dying" copaganda film that demonized the homelessness and addiction treatment services (safe injection / harm reduction)

#LaurenSouthern #AngeloIsidorou #FarRight #antiLGBT #JohnRustad #BCconservatives #ChipWilson #TBA #billionaires

[persagen@mastodon.social]

John Rustad Is Old-School Climate Change Denier
It’s ‘real’ but not really real, he says - certainly not the fault of humans
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/10/John-Rustad-Old-School-Climate-Change-Denier

#conservatism #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #JordanPeterson #JoeRogan #Poilievre #populism #ConspiracyTheories #ClimateChangeDenial #disinformation #libertariaianism #FarRight #ChristianRight #antiLGBT #transphobia #Project2025 #theocracy

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Unpacking Rustad’s Pledge to Review British Columbia’s Textbooks
Educators/advocates ready for a fight
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/12/Unpacking-Rustad-Pledge-Review-BC-Textbooks

* proposing to review B.C. school books to ensure they’re "neutral" - By whose standards?
* pending election: statistical tie w. Premier David Eby’s incumbent BC NDP

#Canada #BritishColumbia #BCUnited #BCLiberals #BCconservatives #conservatism #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #SOGI #FarRight #populism #disinformation #ChristianRight #ParentalRightsMovement #BookBans #censorship

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Far-Right Content on BC Conservatives Social Media
White nationalism; far-right German politician’s speech
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/25/Troubling-Far-Right-Content-BC-Conservatives

Lindsay Shepherd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Shepherd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Shepherd

#BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #LindsayShepherd #populism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheorists

#racism #SystemicRacism #StructuralViolence #WhiteSupremacism #WhiteNationalism

#discrimination #antiLGBT #SOGI #ParentalRightsMovement #BookBans #censorship #FarRight #ChristianRight

[persagen@mastodon.social]

[Canada] B.C. Conservatives laser-focused on mining as potential multi-billion revenue source
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-conservatives-laser-focused-on-mining-as-potential-multi-billion-revenue-source-1.7051358

#Canada #BritishColumbia #NaturalResources
#capitalism #libertarianism #corporations #WealthInequality #inflation #WealthTax

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #populism #disinformation #ConspiracyTheorists #racism #SystemicRacism #StructuralViolence #WhiteSupremacism #WhiteNationalism #discrimination #antiLGBT #ParentalRightsMovement #BookBans #censorship #FarRight #ChristianRight

[persagen@mastodon.social]

[Canada] John Rustad Is Threat to First Nations, Threat to Reconciliation’
Indigenous leaders unpack BC Conservative leader’s statements on DRIPA, First Nations title ...
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/27/Rustad-Threat-First-Nations-Reconciliation

Comment. On eve of Sep 30 Truth & Reconciliation Day, it's noted that John Rustad was minister of Aboriginal relations & reconciliation under BC Liberals so he knows better. No issues swapping ethics for votes, apparently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_for_Truth_and_Reconciliation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Canada#Federal_statutory_holidays,_also_observed_in_some_provinces

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad

[persagen@mastodon.social]

[Canada:BC] Leaked Dossier Reveals 200 Pages of Conspiracies & Controversial Statements f. John Rustad’s BC Conservative Candidates
Opposition research raises new questions about far-right extremism w.i. BC Conservative Party
https://pressprogress.ca/leaked-dossier-reveals-200-pages-of-conspiracies-and-controversial-statements-from-john-rustads-bc-conservative-candidates

NDP uses BC United research to attack crackpot BC Conservatives
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/ndp-uses-bc-united-research-to-mount-attacks-on-crackpot-b-c-conservatives-1.7055991

#BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #FarRight #disinformation #ChristianRight #censorship #ConspiracyTheorists #SystemicRacism #transphobia

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Comment: exemplar, negative political/social effect of hucksters like John Rustad on progressive politicians (David Eby)
* ditto federal level: huckster Pierre Poilievre viz-a-viz Justin Trudeau

Critics say overdose crisis politicized in BC election
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/critics-see-drug-debate-tainted-by-politicization-in-b-c-election-campaign-1.7055809

* NDP would open "secure facilities" for involuntary care for people w. severe drug addiction or mental health problems
* policy unity with rival B.C. Conservatives ahead of fall election

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism

[persagen@mastodon.social]

B.C. voters: your future leadership

BC Conservative Candidate Mike Harris Blames Staff for Video Claiming Hairdryers Can Cure COVID-19
Video on BC Conservative candidate’s LinkedIn profile claimed blowing hairdryer up your nose can “kill” COVID-19 virus
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-candidate-blames-staff-for-video-claiming-hairdryers-can-cure-covid-19

#Canada #BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #MikeHarris #conservatism #antiLGBT #FarRight #homophobia #transphobia #disinformation #ChristianRight #ConspiracyTheorists #ClimateDenial #pseudoscience

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/rustad-wants-b-c-indigenous-rights-law-repealed-chief-sees-that-as-40-year-setback-1.7056306

Rustad Threat to First Nations, Reconciliation
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113210090439578183

First Nations leader Says BC Conservative Candidate’s Residential School Postings are ‘Outrageous, Disgusting and Very, Very Sad’
https://pressprogress.ca/first-nations-leader-says-bc-conservative-candidates-residential-school-postings-are-outrageous-disgusting-and-very-very-sad

#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #populism #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #Indigenous

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Where Does Rustad Draw the Line on Toxic Candidates?
After booting 5 of his own he echoes some of them
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/10/01/Where-Rustad-Draw-Line-Toxic-Candidates

* misogynist, anti-LGBTQ views expressed by BC Conservative candidates
* Rustad espouses belief that “climate narrative” conspiracy to reduce global population
* unclear where Rustad draws the line

#BritishColumbia #BCconservatives #JohnRustad #antiLGBT #FarRight #disinformation #censorship #ConspiracyTheorists #InstitutionalRacism #transphobia #ClimateDenial #populism

[persagen@mastodon.social]

[Canada] Drug Policy Experts Say BC Conservatives’ ‘Dehumanizing’ Rhetoric About People Who Use Drugs is Going Too Far
‘They’re eliciting emotional reactions like disgust, fear and anger’
https://pressprogress.ca/drug-policy-experts-say-bc-conservatives-dehumanizing-rhetoric-about-people-who-use-drugs-is-going-too-far

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism #HarmReduction #SafeInjection #poverty
#demonization #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #Poilievre #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation

[persagen@mastodon.social]

[Canada] BC Conservatives Scrub Right-Wing Culture War Policies, Rhetoric f. Website
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-scrub-right-wing-culture-war-policies-rhetoric-from-platform-posted-on-partys-website

* John Rustad/BC Conservatives/proto-fascists
* removed sections on education, law and order, homelessness, drug policy

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism #HarmReduction #SafeInjection #poverty
#demonization #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation

[persagen@mastodon.social]

BC Conservatives Threaten Notwithstanding Clause If Courts Rule Involuntary Care Violates Human Rights
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-threaten-use-of-notwithstanding-clause-if-courts-rule-involuntary-care-violates-human-rights

* Rustad threatens to override Charter of Rights & Freedoms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms

#PublicHealth #addiction #populism #HarmReduction #SafeInjection #poverty
#demonization #rhetoric #discrimination #InstitutionalRacism #StructuralViolence
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #conservatism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #ProtoFascism

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Lululemon billionaire / far-right political activist Chip Wilson Denounces BC NDP as Communists
1 day later
BC Conservative Leader John Rustad Accuses BC Premier David Eby of Being a Communist
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113250766674180983

#ChipWilson #Lululemon #billionaires #WealthTax #FarRight #TakeBackAlberta #JohnRustad
#propaganda #VancouverIsDying #homelessness #PovertyIndustrialComplex #discrimination

[persagen@mastodon.social]

[Canada] BC Conservative Leader Rustad Suggests Nuremberg-Style COVID-19 Trials
https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-leader-john-rustad-suggests-province-would-participate-in-nuremberg-style-covid-19-trials

* Nuremberg 2.0: idea pushed by conspiratorial far-right groups
* prosecute politicians, doctors, others for ‘crimes against humanity’

Revisionism:
Rustad: Nuremberg/Nazi comparisons to COVID-19 measures 'unacceptable'
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/nuremberg-and-nazi-comparisons-to-covid-19-measures-unacceptable-rustad-1.7065088

#PublicHealth #COVID19
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #populism #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation #ProtoFascism

[persagen@mastodon.social]

Public health consequences of conspiracy theorists John Rustad (B.C.), Danielle Smith (Alberta)

Alberta Drug Czar departing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/marshall-smith-departs-chief-of-staff-alberta-addiction-recovery-1.7346529

* champion: abstinence-based treatment
* foe: harm reduction
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/10/09/Alberta-Drug-Czar-Marshall-Smith-Exits

* recovery model biased against harm reduction
* drug overdose deaths surged 2019+ under M. Smith
* BC Conservatives John Rustad promised to copy Alberta's approach

#BritishColumbia #Alberta #DanielleSmith #JohnRustad #MarshallSmith #PublicHealth #HarmReduction